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New Bluffton beaver named after professor Weaver
BLUFFTON, Ohio — Bluffton University opened the 2010-11 academic year Aug. 31 by welcoming about 270 new students — and one beaver.
More than a year of planning created J. Denny Beaver, Bluffton’s new mascot, unveiled at the opening convocation.
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CPT questions U.S. ‘narrative’ in Iraq
SULEIMANIYA, Iraq — As the U.S. declares the end of its combat role, Iraq’s future is more complex and uncertain than the U.S. narrative seeks to present, according to a report published Aug. 31 by Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq.
Sept. 6 issue
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MWR assistant editor to work in Pennsylvania
NEWTON, Kan. — Mennonite Weekly Review welcomes Sheldon C. Good of Telford, Pa., as assistant editor and web editor.
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London center for sale as new location is sought
LONDON — The London Mennonite Centre in Highgate has been a stopping point and place of hospitality for Mennonites since its doors opened in 1953.
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MWC plans interchurch dialogues
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — After recent reconciliation with Lutherans, Mennonite World Conference is beginning two dialogues with other Christian groups.
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Visa denials shrink church meetings
When the Baptist World Alliance held its global conference in Hawaii in August, it was missing about 1,000 attendees from around the world.
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Gulf Coast clients praise MDS hurricane response
In conjunction with the five-year anniversaries of hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Ike, Mennonite Disaster Service is evaluating its work in the region.
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Service groups aim to work together globally
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Representatives from Anabaptist churches and organizations involved in service gathered here Aug. 6-9 to consider how to work together more effectively.
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MC USA leadership cabinet members appointed
ELKHART, Ind. — Ervin Stutzman, Mennonite Church USA executive director, has named his new leadership cabinet.
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Washington churches create VBS lessons on Revelation
WARDEN, Wash. — The strange creatures and complex language of Revelation make it an unlikely choice for vacation Bible school.
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Summer camp expands youth ministry
REEDLEY, Calif. — For three weeks, the campus of First Mennonite Church became a camp for children.
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Swiss to dedicate Anabaptist trail
On forested ridges with countless ravines in central Europe’s Jura mountains, early Swiss Anabaptists once eked out a living.
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Is Sunday school becoming extinct?
Does Sunday school have a future? That’s a question being asked by a growing number of Mennonite churches as they deal with declining enrollment, sporadic attendance and the challenge of finding teachers.
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Mutual aid is alive and well
Mutual aid has been an important part of our Anabaptist history. It is grounded in a sense of community and obedience to the biblical injunction to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2).
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Three schools to play in Soccer Classic
LANSDALE, Pa. — Three schools will meet Sept. 10-12 in the Menno Soccer Classic.
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Swiss family returns to Anabaptism
Three hundred years of Anabaptist history came full circle Aug. 8 when Simon and Regula Fankhauser of Trub, Switzerland, were baptized.
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Family homecoming at Hans Herr House
The 1719 Hans Herr House in Willow Street, Pa., hosted a “Herr Family Homecoming” July 17.
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Butterflies’ journey pauses at Spruce Lake Retreat
Monarch butterflies sip at nectar in the Monarch Waystation at Spruce Lake Retreat, a Mennonite camp at Canadensis, Pa.
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First encyclopedia getting an update
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — A Bethel College professor is part of an ambitious project to revise and update the first Mennonite encyclopedia.
Download a free PDF showing the populations of
Mennonite groups and other Anabaptists.
